Biannual Conferences (1900-1962)
The precursor Conferences were officially joined together to create Friends General Conference at Chautauqua, New York in 8th Month, 1900. The locations of the Conferences since then follow:

Annual Gatherings (1963-present)
In 1963, the Conferences began to be held annually. In the late 1970s, in order to order to make room for emphasis on the other important work of Friends General Conference, the annual conference began to be called the Gathering.